Muthesius, H. (English spelling) MuthesiusH

Japanese: Muthesius,H.(英語表記)MuthesiusH
Muthesius, H. (English spelling) MuthesiusH

...The Vienna Secession, especially the Wiener Werkstätte founded in 1903 by architect J. Hoffmann, emphasized functionality and the rationality of straight lines, and aimed to create new modern forms in the fields of architecture and crafts, but they were still limited to the realm of decorative arts. The idea of ​​modern design, which abandoned decorativeness and was based on productivism and functionalism, emerged with the founding of the German Werkbund (1907, Munich) by architect Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927), who derived functionalism from a survey of British housing, and the consistent activities of P. Behrens at the AEG Electric Company, which spanned architecture, industrial products, advertising, and more, as well as the passionate discourse of A. Loos, who, after coming into contact with the vibrant industrial society of America, keenly felt the cultural lag of Europe ("ornament is a sin").

From [Behrens]

...At that time, Gropius and Ludwig van der Rohe were in the office, and Le Corbusier also visited and was influenced by him. He also worked with Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927) as a leader of the Deutscher Werkbund (founded in Munich in 1907) and contributed to the promotion of architecture and crafts. After the war, he taught at academies in Berlin and Vienna, and changed his style from expressionist works such as the IG Dye Company offices (1924) to International Style buildings such as the office building on Alexanderplatz in Berlin (1931). ...

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Japanese:

…またウィーンのゼツェッシオン(分離派),とくに建築家J.ホフマンらを中心に1903年設立されたウィーン工房は,機能性と直線の合理性を強調し,建築と工芸各分野で近代の新しい造型を目ざしたが,いまだ装飾芸術の範囲にとどまっていた。装飾性を切り捨て,生産主義,機能主義に立つ近代デザインの思想が現れてくるのは,イギリスの住宅の調査から機能主義をひきだした建築家ムテジウスHermann Muthesius(1861‐1927)によるドイツ工作連盟Deutscher Werkbundの設立(1907。ミュンヘン),そのころからはじまるP.ベーレンスのAEG電機会社での建築,工業製品,広告などにわたる一貫した活動,さらにアメリカの生き生きした産業社会に触れてヨーロッパの文化的遅滞を痛感したA.ロースの激しい言説(〈装飾は罪である〉。…

【ベーレンス】より

…このころ,事務所にグロピウス,ミース・ファン・デル・ローエがおり,ル・コルビュジエも訪ね来たり彼の影響を受ける。またムテジウスHermann Muthesius(1861‐1927)とともにドイツ工作連盟Deutscher Werkbund(1907ミュンヘンで設立)の指導者として建築,工芸の振興に尽くす。大戦後はベルリンとウィーンのアカデミーで教壇に立つかたわら,IG染料会社事務所(1924)のような表現主義的作品から,ベルリンのアレクサンダー広場の事務所ビル(1931)のような国際様式建築へと作風を変えていった。…

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